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Once this was an established success, NBC and [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]] launched a second night, moving the three originals to Sundays (they initially aired on Wednesdays) as the rebranded ''NBC Sunday Mystery Movie'' and premiering the ''NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie''; they also tried to find a fourth spoke for the wheel, but none of the new arrivals (see below for chronology) stuck, and neither did the ''NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie'' itself (which only ran from 1972-74) - in fact, it wasn't until the final season that they finally had an addition which was a real hit, in ''Series/QuincyME''. In 1977 all the elements were cancelled except for the crusading coroner, who in a reversal of ''[=McCloud=]'' was granted his own hour-long slot (although ''Columbo'' continued to make appearances in additional TV movies).

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Once this was an established success, NBC and [[Creator/{{Universal}} Universal Television]] launched a second night, moving the three originals to Sundays (they initially aired on Wednesdays) as the rebranded ''NBC Sunday Mystery Movie'' and premiering the ''NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie''; they also tried to find a fourth spoke for the wheel, but none of the new arrivals (see below for chronology) stuck, and neither did the ''NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie'' itself (which only ran from 1972-74) - in fact, it wasn't until the final season that they finally had an addition which was a real hit, in ''Series/QuincyME''. In 1977 1977, all the elements were cancelled except for the crusading coroner, who in a reversal of ''[=McCloud=]'' was granted his own hour-long slot (although ''Columbo'' continued to make appearances in additional TV movies).



In 1989 ABC resurrected the concept with ''The ABC Mystery Movie''[[note]]Made up of revivals of ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' and ''Series/{{Columbo}}'', new creations ''B.L.Stryker'' (with Creator/BurtReynolds as a HouseboatHero ex-cop and current UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} p.i. Produced by Creator/TomSelleck's company, fact fans), ''Gideon Oliver'' (with Creator/LouisGossettJr as an NYC anthropology professor [[Magazine/{{MAD}} who only teaches students that get themselves involved with mysteries he can solve]].) and ''Christine Cromwell'' (with Jaclyn Smith as a UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco lawyer)[[/note]]; see also its [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Successors]] on [[Creator/HallmarkChannel Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] (''The Matchmaker Mysteries'', ''Darrow & Darrow'', ''The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries'', ''The Garage Sale Mysteries'', ''The Chronicle Mysteries'', ''Morning Show Mysteries'', ''Mystery 101'', etc., etc.)

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In 1989 ABC 1989, Creator/{{ABC}} resurrected the concept with ''The ABC Mystery Movie''[[note]]Made up of revivals of ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' and ''Series/{{Columbo}}'', new creations ''B.L.Stryker'' (with Creator/BurtReynolds as a HouseboatHero ex-cop and current UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} p.i. Produced by Creator/TomSelleck's company, fact fans), ''Gideon Oliver'' (with Creator/LouisGossettJr as an NYC anthropology professor [[Magazine/{{MAD}} who only teaches students that get themselves involved with mysteries he can solve]].) and ''Christine Cromwell'' (with Jaclyn Smith as a UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco lawyer)[[/note]]; see also its [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Successors]] on [[Creator/HallmarkChannel Hallmark Movies & Mysteries]] (''The Matchmaker Mysteries'', ''Darrow & Darrow'', ''The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries'', ''The Garage Sale Mysteries'', ''The Chronicle Mysteries'', ''Morning Show Mysteries'', ''Mystery 101'', etc., etc.)
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* ''Tenafly'' (1973-74): Another Creator/LevinsonAndLink creation, with James [=McEachin=] as the only black lead in this incarnation of the ''Mystery Movie'' lineup, playing one of the unflashiest, most down-to-earth detectives (of any colour) on television - a HappilyMarried family man just doing a job.

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* ''Tenafly'' (1973-74): Another Creator/LevinsonAndLink creation, with James [=McEachin=] Creator/JamesMcEachin as the only black lead in this incarnation of the ''Mystery Movie'' lineup, playing one of the unflashiest, most down-to-earth detectives (of any colour) on television - a HappilyMarried family man just doing a job.
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